Lily Goddard
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Lily Goddard was born on March 14th 1916 in Vienna, Austria. She attended the Vienna School of Art where she was taught by, among others, Professor Ernst Gombrich
, Professor Joseph Hoffmann and Professor Czisek .
She joined the Chartered Society of Designers
(then the Society of Industrial Artists and Designers) in 1950, being very active in the 1960s and 1970s in the Fashion and Textiles Group. She specialised in printed textiles, paper products and carpets and her clients included Liberty textiles, Deeko paperware, Crossley carpets and Sanderson wallpapers. Several examples are available online at VADS - the online resource for visual arts (link below),
She was granted Fellowship of the CSD in 1976. Part of her huge collection of designs, manufactured samples and her cuttings books are housed in the Victoria and Albert Museum
, London. She was made a Fellow of the Royal Society of Arts
in 1978.
She taught art at primary, secondary and further education levels and lectured extensively in England and Ireland.
She wrote and published four books, one on coal hole covers and other street furniture and three volumes of poetry.
She married Sidney in 1950 who died in 1972. She died in March 2002 leaving a son, Larry and a granddaughter, Stephanie.
Ernst Gombrich
Sir Ernst Hans Josef Gombrich, OM, CBE was an Austrian-born art historian who became naturalized British citizen in 1947. He spent most of his working life in the United Kingdom...
, Professor Joseph Hoffmann and Professor Czisek .
She joined the Chartered Society of Designers
Chartered Society of Designers
The Chartered Society of Designers , headquartered in London, England, is the professional body for designers. It is the world's only Royal chartered body of professional designers...
(then the Society of Industrial Artists and Designers) in 1950, being very active in the 1960s and 1970s in the Fashion and Textiles Group. She specialised in printed textiles, paper products and carpets and her clients included Liberty textiles, Deeko paperware, Crossley carpets and Sanderson wallpapers. Several examples are available online at VADS - the online resource for visual arts (link below),
She was granted Fellowship of the CSD in 1976. Part of her huge collection of designs, manufactured samples and her cuttings books are housed in the Victoria and Albert Museum
Victoria and Albert Museum
The Victoria and Albert Museum , set in the Brompton district of The Royal Borough of Kensington and Chelsea, London, England, is the world's largest museum of decorative arts and design, housing a permanent collection of over 4.5 million objects...
, London. She was made a Fellow of the Royal Society of Arts
Royal Society of Arts
The Royal Society for the encouragement of Arts, Manufacturers and Commerce is a British multi-disciplinary institution, based in London. The name Royal Society of Arts is frequently used for brevity...
in 1978.
She taught art at primary, secondary and further education levels and lectured extensively in England and Ireland.
She wrote and published four books, one on coal hole covers and other street furniture and three volumes of poetry.
She married Sidney in 1950 who died in 1972. She died in March 2002 leaving a son, Larry and a granddaughter, Stephanie.
External links
- http://www.vads.ac.uk/results.php?cmd=search&words=lily+goddard&mode=boolean&submit=search
- http://www.dca.gov.uk/pubs/reports/prefpoem.pdf
- http://www.glias.org.uk/news/201news.html
- http://www.glassian.org/biblio.html
- http://www.antiqbook.co.uk/boox/cot/BOOKS014977I.shtml